Age old brake drum question

[DjEep]

So, I've got a stuck-on drum on the '79. Cylinder in that wheel is toast. I did what my forum searches recommended, which was PB blaster and a rubber mallet. I've been Blasting and wailing for a week, with no result. Shoes aren't stuck, just the hub.

What angle should I be hitting from? Would a puller work, as I don't see any edge for the "grabby" type to grab, and a bolt on wouldn't work like on wide 5's, as the studs aren't part of the drum.

wuddaIdo?

[vdubyah73]

Put down the rubber mallet. You need the hard shock of a 2 pound hammer. Wail on it where the face meets the circumference. Right on the corner of the flat face and the round part. If it breaks so be it. I've never broken 1, have dinged up that corner though. If the drum stops turning while wailing on it your shoes prolly have to be backed off more.

[bretski]

Yup, beat the snot out of it, like Bill said.

It'll come off. I once read about someone sticking a punch into the star adjuster hole, and whacking it from that direction. Anti-seize is your friend, on the reinstall.

[DjEep]

Got it off with some more PB, a whole lot of whacks with the mallet, repeated rhythmic tappings with a metal hammer, and a whole lot of rocking and twisting and pulling and shaking.

Now what I found underneath is a whole different story. The leaky cylinder melted the shoe linings, which now coat the whole assembly with a toxic chunky black paste.